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In one of the other topics, one of the folks seemed not to be so sure of the reception he'd get for saying he was a youth minister at his church.
In my experience, Deadheads span the full spectrum from Agnostic to Zoroastrian. I've met atheist Deadheads, Muslim Deadheads, Buddhist Deadheads, Catholic Deadheads, Jewish Deadheads, and Wiccan Deadheads. My Deadhead friends are all over the map on this stuff, and as far as I'm concerned one of the real richnesses of the scene is the ability to see how things look to other folks and, sometimes, experience it from their world.
Believe it if you need it, if you don't, just pass it on. But talk about it here, and please maintain a safe respectful place to do so.
Anyone else find it interesting?
Watching as the POTUS mimics "W" with this whole "war on terror" thiing...
Thanks
I found this entire thread interesting, entertaining, and inspirational. My own spiritual beliefs have changed over time. I used to belive that heaven and hell were places beyond the earth that we would all arrive at sometime after we passed on depending on how we lived our lives. I have come to believe that the ideas of heaven and hell are metaphors for what we feel or become as a result of our actions while we live here on earth together.
Entheogens gave me a new perspective; I felt a palpable "kinship" to everything around me. My mind told me that I was connected to everything else because I and most everything around me was composed of mostly carbon and water, that all of the atoms I was made of came from something or someone before me, that all I was made of would pass on to someone or something else eventually, atomic soup.
My first mind-blowing ego-busting experience with entheogens carried me into another realm of awareness which I can't put into words, though I try. I believe that beyond the physical being, somewhere between dreams and hope, there is a pure light inside of all of us.
I miss the joyful glorious Grateful Dead Shows!
Thanks to all those who have shared their experiences and beliefs.
-sludj
re: above, I too am "Fixing A Hole"
Artist: The Beatles Lyrics to Fixing A Hole:
I'm fixing a hole where the rain gets in
And stops my mind from wandering
Where it will go
I'm filling the cracks that ran through the door
And kept my mind from wandering
Where it will go
And it really doesn't matter if I'm wrong
I'm right
Where I belong I'm right
Where I belong
See the people standing there who disagre and never win
And wonder why they don't get in my door
I'm painting my room in a colourful way
And when my mind is wandering
There I will go
And it really doesn't matter if I'm wrong
I'm right
Where I belong I'm right
Where I belong
Silly people run around, they worry me
And never ask me why they don't get past my door
I'm taking the time for a number of things
That weren't important yesterday
And I still go
Fixing a hole where the rain gets in
Stops my mind from wandering
Where it will go
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And after fixing this whole, nothing lies in between!
I'm taking the time for a number of things...
It' a beautiful day
I don't know how many millions Harold Camping spent on billboards advertising today as "judgement" day but I know it would have been much better if he had just donated the money to soup kitchens. See you tomorrow.
Actually, it would not have been "judgement day"
just the occurrence of the "Rapture". Actual judgement day comes later, after the Apocalypse....of course, nothing has happened yet, and only He knows when it will, but yeah, dude shoulda made better use of his money..
Amen. brother Johnman!
From a Christian perspective Jesus said that no one, not even him, knows the time except God the Father. That's why I don't get Christians who predict the end of the world! Whatever you believe you should be spending your time loving yourself and your fellow human beings "as yourself". That way it doesn't really matter! I plan to be checking back in tomorrow!
Only The Terminator can declare Judgement Day
And Ahnult is rather busy right now with his five kids, nanny & Maria
Ave, Ave, Ave Mariiiiia!
Been chipping up rocks from dawn till doom
While my rider hides my bible in the other room
Yeah, you go right ahead and worship Arnold...
I have other plans...
Sorry....I know it was just a joke...
and I just lost my temper. But I don't feel it's right to belittle anyone's spiritual or religious views.....this forum should be for honest discussion and sharing, so please excuse my response..
johnman's got a point Anna
groundrules pretty clear in this topic, please don't do this stuff here. Thanks. In current events, have at it, within reason.
Humor is the best medicine
Now I remember why I don't go to church. Equate religiosity with being grim if you want. Banning others from doing so is just fascist and adds to your own ego.
Been chipping up rocks from dawn till doom
While my rider hides my clown mask in the other room
Humor is one thing
I love a good joke as well as the next person, but humor at the expense of other's beliefs just feels wrong to me. My apology came from the heart, I'm sorry you can't accept it in the spirit it was given, please excuse me.
Thanx, pal..
I'm not a facist, and my ego is too small to bother feeding...and I AM sorry. Forgive me, please, Anna??
Anna
The point is that due to the difficulty of this thread topic, we have done a good job thus far (mostly) with keeping it interesting, civil, and kind. Perhaps Johnman was nerveous that if we start making cracks in here, all hell could break loose. This is really about the most delicate thread on this site.
Crack all you want-but it would be wiser to do so in other threads :) As our mod marye said, the news and current events thread would be the better place for Arnold comments.
The spiritual thing to do would be to accept Johnman's apology! :)
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I am not young enough to know everything.
Oscar Wilde
To be clear, there are plenty of places on this site
to wave your ego around or stir the pot and call it humor, within reasonable and non-abusive limits. This topic is not it. Thank you.
now in current events
it would've been a pretty hysterical post.
But context is everything. Hey, it doesn't belong in tape traders either.
words,words,words
What we need to do is to wrtite out what you're thinking, and then go explain what you meant by each and everyone of those words. Because even if you just want to keep the train rolling,and are doing it with a loving and egoless heart, or just trying to be funny, some people are just going to look for the worst in everything. If I thought about all the possible meanings people would come up with for everything I post before I posted it I'd never post anything. Forgive and forget,tomorrow's another day,
true enough
about the moving along and tomorrow being another day.
Imagine no Relgion
Too bad Dead,net can't, don't ever remember religion being a big topic at Grateful Dead shows, thank God.,But if you ever want to divide people,great forum.
C'mon, maaaan
read the title piece.....we come in all beliefs, or none....and that's the point...believe it if you need it, if you don't jus' pass it on...makes perfect sense to me..........
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at least I am sure
that I can think of several jokes about this company's name. Jeans so tight you see God when you wear them? Also the spam is very poorly written-maybe while they were designing True Religion jeans they forgot their English? **********************************
I am not young enough to know everything.
Oscar Wilde
I have a feeling
that was not the idea, but I am not exactly hip to these fashion trends.
Indeed, marye
guess I am not hip either, cuz never heard of this brand before today!**********************************
I am not young enough to know everything.
Oscar Wilde
hi everyone
Hello to johnman, tigetlilly, maryeI miss my extended GD family here.
Peace and love is the answer no matter what the clothing of belief system they wear.
Still Missing Jerry.
Furthur coming to Missoula in Sept., got tickets. How rare for any form of the Dead to appear around here. But they are. Hope nobody throws a beer bottle at them, which is what happened the only time the Grateful Dead came to Missoula. Well those plastic cups don't make very good missles, so they should be safe
If the doors of perception were cleansed, everything would appear to man as it is, infinite.
William Blake
HAL!!!!!!!!!!!
Am smiling from ear to ear to see you posting!!
Enjoy Further!
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I am not young enough to know everything.
Oscar Wilde
hey johnman and JackStrawfrom Colorado
Music is spiritual, so you aren't off topic JackStraw and yes Johnman, I am still here on the other side of the Cascade Curtain.
If the doors of perception were cleansed, everything would appear to man as it is, infinite.
William Blake
what's especially weird
is that it didn't show up yesterday, when I deleted the spammer and several of his other posts!
I found more of the same spammer
in "my web site", and "cosmic connections"...at that point I stopped looking, but I'll wager it's in "gainful employment" and a few others....including the vines.......